School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA) Peter Moll (1799 – 1879), son of John Moll, moved to Hellertown to work as a gunsmith after his brother, John Moll Jr. bought the business from their father. Peter was making guns in Hellertown by 1826. Peter’s mother was the niece of Peter Neihardt, another master gunsmith of Lehigh Valley.
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) Christian Stall, gunsmith, 1817 tax list, working out of Harrisburg, PA. Builder of flintlocks.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1842
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Listed as a gunsmith in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County in 1783
School: York (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information available.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Cocalico Township, 1833-1838
School: Berks (Pennsylvania/PA) Simon Miller worked in the borough of Hamburg, Windsor Township from the late 1700s to 1806. Miller was a prolific maker of rifles and pistols. His rifle design with the Roman-nose stock and a distinctive patchbox design rarely varied.
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) Jacob Roop was taxed as a gunsmith from 1805 to 1815 in the Swatara/Paxton region of Dauphin County, near Harrisburg. Many of the barrels of his flintlocks are signed “I Roop” in block letters. Roop’s rifles frequently present attractive 4-piece patchboxes with pierced finials. It is believed that there was, for a […]
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith in Columbia Pennsylvania in 1810. Possibly a brother of Peter Gonter.
School: Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania/PA) Brownsville, Fayette County (1847)
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Conestoga Township, 1770-1780
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) John N. Hampton, Jr., was taxed as a gunsmith in West Hanover Twp., Dauphin County, PA from the early 1830’s into the 1860’s. Dauphin County-style flint and percussion guns signed “I N H” can be attributed to him.
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmtih, Lancaster Boro., 1833-1838
School: Northampton/Lehigh (Pennsylvania/PA) William Henry, Jr. (1757-1821)was apprenticed to Andreas Albrecht and trained at Christian Springs prior to setting up shop in Nazareth, PA, where he became a dominant influence on local gunbuinding. He was active here from 1790 to 1820 and was the father of William Henry III, and John Joseph Henry, both significant […]
School: Littlestown (Pennsylvania/PA) No biographical information is available.
School: Lebanon/Dauphin (Pennsylvania/PA) M. Poorman was one of Dauphin County’s earliest gunsmiths, his name first appearing in 1772 Lancaster court documents, which antedate the formation of Dauphin County by 13 years. His work is exceedingly rare and known specimens have characteristics similar to the work of Martin Shell.
School: Allemeangel (Pennsylvania/PA) Lynn Township, Northampton County, Gunsmith 1795-1807, Tax List-Easton
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gun Lock Maker, Lancaster Boro., 1814
School: Lancaster (Pennsylvania/PA) Gunsmith, Derry Township, 1757. (Will Book B – Page 325)
School: Huntingdon (Pennsylvania/PA) Borough of Beavertown, Todd Township. Working dates: 1854-1890. Born:1833 Died:1900
